Mexican Carved and Painted Wood Festival Mask
Mexican Carved and Painted Wood Festival Mask
Mexican Carved and Painted Wood Festival Mask
Mexican Carved and Painted Wood Festival Mask
Mexican Carved and Painted Wood Festival Mask
Mexican Carved and Painted Wood Festival Mask
Mexican Carved and Painted Wood Festival Mask
Mexican Carved and Painted Wood Festival Mask
Mexican Carved and Painted Wood Festival Mask
Mexican Carved and Painted Wood Festival Mask
Mexican Carved and Painted Wood Festival Mask
Mexican Carved and Painted Wood Festival Mask
Mexican Carved and Painted Wood Festival Mask
Mexican Carved and Painted Wood Festival Mask Mexican Carved and Painted Wood Festival Mask Mexican Carved and Painted Wood Festival Mask Mexican Carved and Painted Wood Festival Mask Mexican Carved and Painted Wood Festival Mask Mexican Carved and Painted Wood Festival Mask

Mexican Carved and Painted Wood Festival Mask

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Central America, Mid to Late 20th Century

Carved wood mask of a dark-complexioned man, painted in glossy brown, black and red. The hair is carved in deep scrolls and the sideburns in chevrons, both painted black. There is a full carved moustache and arched painted brows. The eyes are inset, painted cream with brown irises and yellow pupils, and outlined with black dots. Sight holes are pierced above. The red lips are parted to show small inset wooden teeth. Probably made for a regional festival dance, as a negrito, caporal or similar mestizo character. There are wear and chips to the paint at the moustache tips, the nose and the edges. Shiny overpaint, perhaps varnish.
Size: 7 inches (17.8 cm) H. x 5.5 inches (14 cm) W. x 4 inches (10.2 cm) D.

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